Card-holding attachment for type-writing machines.



W. BANTA. CARD HOLDING ATTACHMENT FOR TYPE WRITING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.24, 1912.

Patented July 30, 1912;

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W. BANTA.

CARD HOLDINGATTACHIVIENT FOR TYPE WRITING MACHINES.

' APPLICATION FILED JAN. 24, 1912.

1,084,38 Patented July 30,1912

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WILLIAM BANTA, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO HAMMOND TYPEVJRITEE 00., OF NEW YORK, N. Y. A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

CARD-HOLDING ATTACHMENT FOR 'IYIPEWRITING MACHINES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July30, 191

Application filed January 24, 1912. Serial No. 673,223.

To a?! whom it may concern:

itknown that T, WILLIAM Basra, a

citizen o the United States of'America, residing in New York, in the borough of Manhattan, count} and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Card-Holding l-\ttachments for Type-lVriting Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved card-holding attachmentfor typewriting machines, and more particularly to cardholding devices adapted especially for use 'with the Hammond typewriting machines,

a card-holding attachment by which cards are quickly inserted and held in position for the printing of the title and entries, etc, and to be readily removed after the printing is accomplished, said card-holding attachment being conveniently applied to or removed from the ordinary erasing-plate of the type- Writing machine whenever the same is to be used for printing'ozi individual cards'of card-systems, Y.

The invention consists of a card-holding attachment for typewriting machines which comprises supporting arms having means for being placed in position on the erasingplate of the typewriting machine, auxiliary rollers supported on said arms for moving the card into proper position for printing in downward direction to the feed-rollers of the carriage and means for moving one of the guide-rollers for the convenient insertion and removal of the cards.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a plan-view of my improved card-holding attachment, shown as applied to Hammond typewriting machines, Fig. 2 is a side-elevation of the cooperating arts of the typewriter, showing the card-ho ding attachment and the paper-rollers of the carriage in vertical transverse section, Fig. 3

{is a vertical transverse section, on line 3-3,

F i 1, showing the attachment on a larger see c, and Fig. 4 is a side-elevation of the card-holding attachment as detached from the typewrit-ing machine.

Similar letters of reference indicate cor-- the erasing-plate a. vided at their front-portions with bearings for a. larger feed-roller f, which is knurled.

responding parts throughout the several figures of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings, (t represents the erasing-plate of a Hammond typewriting machine, 0 the car iage. Z: the hammer, and 1' the ribbon of a llamn'iond typewriting machine. The erasing-plate a is made slightly convex and serves for guiding the paper in the usual manner into the paperfeed rollers of the carriage c. To the erasing-plate ais applied the card-holding attachment by means of main-arms (Z which are provided at their lower front-portions witha recess a for engaging the front-edge of the erasing-plate a while a beveled centerlug c on a transverse rear-rod e which connects the rear-ends of the arms d, is pressed down against the rear-edge of the erasingplate so as to exert a clamping action on the same and hold the main-arms (Z of theattachment rigidly in position on the erasingplate-nvhile permitting'the removal of the same by lifting the clamping lug of the rod 0 out of engagement with the rear-edge of The arms (Z are proover its entire surface while a' smaller smooth roller f is supported in bearings of upwardly-inelined arms 9, g which are pivoted at their lower ends to the lower clownwardly-extending portions of the mainarms (I, the upper ends of the pivoted arms 9 being connected by a transverse rod g that is formed sit-its middle portion into a handle 9 so as to move the front or presserroller f away from the'knurled roller The presser-roller f is held in contact with theknurled roller f by means of helical springs which are attached at their rearends to the main-arms If and at their front-v ends to the pivoted arms 9. On the shaft of the knurled roller f is arranged a small ratchet-wheellz. which is engaged by contact with the card to be printed. Theshaftof the knurled roller f is extended. preferably atthc right-hand side, beyond println g.

place the device on the typewriting machine,

- the recesses at the front-portions of the main-arms are. placedv against the frontedge of the erasing-plate and the transverse rear-rod with its clamping lug pressed in downward direction against the rear-edge of the erasing-plate, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, so that the main-arms of the attachment arev firmly held in position on the erasing-plate of the machine. The pivoted arms 9 are next pressed back by means of their handle-rod against the tensionof their springs so that the card to be-printed-on can bevinserted between the feed-rollers f,

f of 'the attachment. "The-card is moved downwardly by turning the knurled roller so that its lower end passes between the paper feed-rollers on the carriage and as sum'es the proper position for printing;-

rollers of the typewriting machine in the usual Well known manner. When it is desired to print-on the lower portion-of the card, it is moved clear ofthe feed-rollers of the carriage and" held in position for printing by the auxiliary rollers f, f of the attachment, being then moved successively in upward direction by turning the knob of the knurled roller 1, the spacing between the -lines being produced by the ratchet on the shaft of the knurled roller and the checkpawl. When the necessary matter has been printed on the card, the sameis removed by pressing on the handle-rod of the pivoted arms and moving the smooth presser-roller away from the knurled roller so that the card can be lifted. out of the printed position and placed into its proper place inthc box of the card-system or other use. be used in the ordinary manner, the cardholding attachment is removed by releasing the lug vi, the clamping-rod from the rearedge of the erasing-plate and thenremoving the recessed front-portions of-ythe main arms from the i'ri'mt-edger'of the erasing- ,plate whereby all the parts which comprise the attachment are removed together, ready for use when the card is again required. lhe card-hoi-Jing device may also be used with other typewriting machines in which a paper-fee5l plate is available for attachment into position for use.

The feeding of the card for the difi'erent'; lines of type to be printed thereon is then accomplished by the action of the feedplace of 'hen the typewriting machine is to placing theholding' attachment comprising supporting.

main-arms, means for attaching said arms to the erasing-plate, feed-rollers for the card arranged at the front-portions'ot' the mainarms, and means for moving one of the feedrollers away from the other feed-roller for inserting the card. a

2. A card-holding attachment for typewriting machines, comprising supporting main-arms, means for attaching the same to the erasing-plate of a typewriting machine, and card-feeding" rollers located at the front-ends ofthe main-arms and comprising a knurled roller and a presser-roller, and means for moving said resser-roller away from or toward the knurled roller.

3. A card-holding attachment for typewriting .machines, comprising supporting main-arms, means for attaching the-same to the erasing-plate of a typewriting machine,

a knurled roller supported in the a frontit arms, a presser roller supported in said pivoted arms, a handle-rod connecting the upper ends of said pivoted arms for moving the resser-roller away from the knurled roller, and means for rotating the knurled A riLiA card-holding attachment for typewritingj: machines, 1 comprising supporting main-arms, means for attaching said arms to the erasing-plate of the typewriting machine, connecting rods "for said main-arms, card feeding rollers arranged at the frontends of the aims, one roller having a knurled surface, theother a, smooth surface, spring-actuated arms pivoted to the lower front-portions, of themain-arms, said arms supportin the resser-roller, a transverse handle-r0 connecting the upper ends of said pivoted aims, a knob on the shaft of the'knurled roller for rotating the same, andai'nitchet-wheel on the shaft of the knurled roller and check-pawl for the same. 5. A card-holding device comprising a frame having means for securing it to the erasing-plate of a typewriter, a knurled roll-en and a clamping roller movable toward and from the knurled roller, said rollers being carried-by said frame. In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have signed my name in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

' WHJJ IAM BANTA.

' Witnesses:

Pam, GOEPEL, JOHN Monraon.

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